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The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s latest ABI messages, including CSMS 18-000758 Advance Electronic Data Required for Postal Shipments, requiring Advance Electronic Data on all postal shipments from China to the U.S. as of January 1, 2019 and CSMS 18-000757…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade: CBP’s latest ABI messages, including CSMS 18-000646 Receipt of Manually Processed GSP Lapse-Period Refunds for Claims made at Entry Summary and CSMS 18-000648 Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1819 created on October 31, 2018; CPSC and FDA…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: CPSC’s Proposed Rules’ Semiannual Regulatory Agenda; CBP’s Notice of its Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties and various Comment Requests, recent Customs Bulletin…

The following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade, including links to: APHIS’ Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule that would have Revised The Regulations regarding the Importation, Interstate Movement, And Environmental Release Of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; CBP’s Notice of a Comment Request, latest Bulletins…

The Following governmental notices may be of interest to our members and the trade. Among the items released this week: CBP’s Notice of Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in Calculating Interest On Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties and Comment Requests on topics such as the Commercial Invoice and…

According to a Journal of Commerce article today, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has put a hold on early contract extension discussions with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). The parties had started initial discussions late last year on the potential for a contract extension. According to a statement from…

Following a letter authored by over 100 trade associations including Gemini Shippers Group, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) Caucus has agreed to begin discussions with Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on the concept of a contract extension. The current West Coast contract expires July 2019.